📍 1040 North Motel Blvd, Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, 88001
Picacho Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County. The school has 727 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Las Cruces Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Picacho Middle enrolls 727 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 15% White and 1.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 599 | 82% |
| White | 107 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
727 of the school's 727 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 727 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Picacho Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NM-20, state senate district 36, state house district 36.
Picacho Middle is one of 40 schools in LAS CRUCES, based in LAS CRUCES, New Mexico. The district serves 22,782 students district-wide and employs 1,513 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 727 students, Picacho Middle is larger than the district average of about 570 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize